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Manhattan Shows Huge Reduction in Car Crashes After Instituting Congestion Pricing

Joe Wilkins

created: Jan. 25, 2025, 2 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

<p>Beep Beep The wins just keep coming for the city that never sleeps after Manhattan initiated its congestion toll on cars early this month. Now, the latest data is showing a massive decrease in crash related injuries. New data from the first 12 days of congestion pricing shows that total injuries below 60th street — the zone where congestion pricing takes effect for drivers — dropped 51 percent compared to the same period in 2024. Total crashes, meanwhile, dropped 55 percent. The analysis comes courtesy of outspoken transit advocate Gersh Kuntzman and his team at Streetsblog NYC. He cautions that […]</p>

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